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In the [[2023 SAFA Women’s League|2023 season]], the team avoided relegation by finishing 14th in the log with only 3 points separating them and 15th placed [[Coal City Wizards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raziya |first=Anele |title=Thunderbirds Ladies’ struggles continue |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/mthathaexpress/thunderbirds-ladies-struggles-continue-20230905 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raziya |first=Anele |title=Thunderbirds Ladies could still avoid being relegated |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/mthathaexpress/thunderbirds-ladies-could-still-avoid-being-relegated-20231003 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> The team managed 5 wins, 5 draws, and 20 losses. |
In the [[2023 SAFA Women’s League|2023 season]], the team avoided relegation by finishing 14th in the log with only 3 points separating them and 15th placed [[Coal City Wizards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raziya |first=Anele |title=Thunderbirds Ladies’ struggles continue |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/mthathaexpress/thunderbirds-ladies-struggles-continue-20230905 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Raziya |first=Anele |title=Thunderbirds Ladies could still avoid being relegated |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/mthathaexpress/thunderbirds-ladies-could-still-avoid-being-relegated-20231003 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> The team managed 5 wins, 5 draws, and 20 losses. |
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The club recorded the worst start to the [[SAFA Women’s League]] in the [[2024 SAFA Women’s League|2024]] season with 10 defeats in a row conceding 39 goals and only scoring 4 in 10 matches.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raziya |first=Anele |title=Thunderbirds Ladies prepare for new season |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/mthathaexpress/thunderbirds-ladies-prepare-for-new-season-20240213 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kganyago |first=Lethabo |date=2024-05-02 |title=Sundowns Thrash City Lads In Eight-Goal Humdinger |url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/super-league/sundowns-thrash-city-lads-in-eight-goal-humdinger/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=iDiski Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In September after a 6-0 loss to [[University of the Western Cape Women’s F.C.|UWC Ladies]], they were officially relegated after 5 |
The club recorded the worst start to the [[SAFA Women’s League]] in the [[2024 SAFA Women’s League|2024]] season with 10 defeats in a row conceding 39 goals and only scoring 4 in 10 matches.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Raziya |first=Anele |title=Thunderbirds Ladies prepare for new season |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/community-newspaper/mthathaexpress/thunderbirds-ladies-prepare-for-new-season-20240213 |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kganyago |first=Lethabo |date=2024-05-02 |title=Sundowns Thrash City Lads In Eight-Goal Humdinger |url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/super-league/sundowns-thrash-city-lads-in-eight-goal-humdinger/ |access-date=2024-05-02 |website=iDiski Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In September after a 6-0 loss to [[University of the Western Cape Women’s F.C.|UWC Ladies]], they were officially relegated after 5 in the top flight.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-25 |title=Thunderbirds Ladies relegated from Hollywoodbets Super League {{!}} soccer |url=https://www.sabcsport.com/soccer/news/thunderbirds-ladies-relegated-from-hollywoodbets-super-league |access-date=2024-09-25 |website=SABC |language=en}}</ref> |
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South African women’s football club
Football club
| Full name | Thunderbirds Ladies Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Birds |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Ground | Sisa Dukashe Stadium |
| Capacity | 17 000 |
| Coordinates | 32.9469° S, 27.7601° E |
| Head coach |  Phumlani Matshobeni |
| League | SAFA Women’s League |
| 2024 | 16th (relegated) |
Thunderbirds Ladies F.C. is a women’s soccer club based in Butterworth, Eastern Cape.[1] The team was relegated from the 2024 SAFA Women’s League, the top tier women’s football league in South Africa.[2]
In 2017, they won their first Eastern Cape Sasol League which qualified them to the 2017 Sasol League National Championship where they placed third overall.[3]
The club defended their Eastern Cape Sasol League title in 2018 and competed in the 2018 Sasol League National Championship were they placed sixth overall.[4][5]
In the 2023 season, the team avoided relegation by finishing 14th in the log with only 3 points separating them and 15th placed Coal City Wizards.[6][7] The team managed 5 wins, 5 draws, and 20 losses.
The club recorded the worst start to the SAFA Women’s League in the 2024 season with 10 defeats in a row conceding 39 goals and only scoring 4 in 10 matches.[8][9] In September after a 6-0 loss to UWC Ladies, they were officially relegated after 5 seasons in the top flight.[10]
As of July 2024
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Phumlani Matshobeni[11] |
| Team Manager | Gugulethu Diko[12] |
SAFA Women’s League record
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| Season | Pos | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pst | |||
| 2019-20 | 10th place | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 29 | 63 | (34) | 16 | |
| 2021 | 7th place | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 40 | (11) | 35 | |
| 2022 | 11th place | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 50 | (10) | 35 | |
| 2023 | 14th place | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 59 | (37) | 20 | |
| 2024 | 16th place | 25 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 100 | (88) | 3 | |
- Gold = Champions
- Red = Relegated
